Treasure Island - The Apple Barrel

A scene from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Cal Coast Academy's 8th grade English class.

Starring:
Mason as Long John Silver & Pirate 1
Jordan as Narrator Jim & Pirate 2
Lee as Jim
Guest Starring Ashton as The Lookout

THE APPLE BARREL
Narrator Jim: I won't tell you about our whole voyage. It went well. The ship proved to be a good ship, the sailors able seamen, and the captain thoroughly understood his business. But the night before we reached Treasure Island, something terrible happened.

Jim: (to himself) I'm hungry. I'll go get an apple out of the barrel on the main deck.

Narr Jim: It was dark when I reached into the apple barrel. By then, there were only a few apples left in the bottom.

Jim: (to himself) I'll have to climb inside.

Narr Jim: I tumbled into the barrel and groped around for an apple. Just then, the barrel lurched as someone leaned against it. I looked up through the opening and saw that it was Long John Silver, but he didn't see me. I could hear others walking about nearby.

Long John: Every man on the high seas was feared of Captain Flint. But Flint his own self was feared of me. I needn't tell you mates that, eh? You all sailed with Flint, like I did. And 'twas me who got us all back together for this voyage, didn't I?

Pirate 1: Aye.

Pirate 2: Aye.

Pirate 1: Aye!!!!!!!!!!

Jim: (to himself) Pirates in our crew! And Long John is their leader!

Pirate 4: But look here, John—how long are we going to wait around?

Pirate 5: Let's mutiny right now.

Long John: You ain't the smartest swabs, so hear my orders. You'll work hard, you'll speak soft, and you'll keep sober, till I give the word. Trelawney and Livesey have got the map, don't they? And I don't know where it is, do I? Nor do you. Well, then, we'll wait for them to find the treasure and help us get it aboard.

Pirate 1: Then what'll we do with the honest men?

Pirate 2: Let's maroon them on the island.

Long John: And leave them some chance to escape? Nay, when I'm a rich gentleman back in England riding in my coach, I don't want them turning up one day to tell their tale. Death to them all, I say, and be done with them. And now—I feel a bit peckish for an apple.

Narr Jim: I trembled with fear as Long John reached inside the barrel. But at that moment came the voice of the lookout ...

Lookout: Land-ho!

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• treasure
• island
• reenactment
• apple
• barrel
• scene

[thatsfanfreakitastic]

HAHAHA. Awesome. :) I love that school!!!